Vehicle wheel



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To all whom it muy concern.'

lle it lrnown that li, lLMnn l?. lllernneon, `a citizen ot the United @tetes or America, residing at Detroit, in the county of lll/'ayne and State oit Michigan, have invented certain new and uset'ul improvements in Vehi ele Wheels, o1 which the following is a speci tication, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing,

'llhe invention relates to vehicle wheels ot the cast metal type and has tor one ot its objects the provision oit a construction which is very strong and which may be readily and easily cast. 'lhe invention has t'or another object the provision oit a construction in which the hub has a plane or ,dat end tace against which the hub cap is secured and further has a strong Flange portion for en gaging an anti-triction bearing. @ther objects ot the invention reside in the novel arn rangements and combinations oi parts as more tully hereinatter set forth.

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liiigure 1 is a side elevation ot a portion oit a vehicle wheel embodying my invention;

Figure 2 isa cross section on the line 2-2 ot Figure 1.

I'll`he vehicle wheel comprises the hub 1, the peripheral bearing portion 2, and the inten mediate web portion 3. rlihe bearing portion 2 comprises the spaced bearings t and 5 which are adapted to support the tire 8. .de shown, the tire has the rim 'i' which en gages the bearings. rlhe web portion 3 comprises the radial web 8 extending outward trom the hub 1 and this web has the curved portion 9 inclined relative to the plane ot rotation ot the wheel and the portion 10 pan allel to said plane. 11 is a transversely eirtending annular dange on the inner side ot the portion 10 and integral therewith. Suit able gearing 1Q is provided in the space inside the annular dangle, this gearing being secured to the wheel by suitable securing means passing through the series ot holes 13 in the portion 10 ot the web. rlhe web portion 8 also comprises the spaced radial webs 1t and 15 integral with the web 8 and daring outwardly. 'lhese spaced webs are secured to the annular dange 11 near its edges and terminate in the bearings 4 and 5, the web 1d being in continuation ot the portion 10 ot, the web 8.

'lhe hub 1 is termed by the converging walls 18 and 1l which are inclined outward toward each other trom the ends ot the hub. 'l`he wall 17 is in continuation ot the inclined portion 9 ot the web 8 and has the portieri 18 extending transversely et the anis of the hub and forming a plane or dat tace 18 at the outer end ot the huh and also has the inwardly-extending llange 2O with the annlar projection 21 at its end tor engaging the anti-friction bearing 'lhe wall-18 has the portion 22 near its end and the projection 2d tor engaging the anti-triction bearing 25. 28 is a hub cap which has the tlange 2l adapted to rest against the dat or plane tace 19 and be secured thereto by suitable means, such as the series ot bolts 28 passing through the holes 29 in the portion 18 ot the hub.

For the purpose of obtaining goed tracm tion tor the wheels, the chains 80 are provided eatending around the tire 6 and passy\ing through the apertures 31 in the webs 14 and 15 adjacent to the annular harige 11 and secured to the wheel by having their ends secured together. 'lFhese chains may also engage the hooks 32 on the webs 1d and 15 intermediate the apertures and be secured by suitable means such as' the wires 38.

From the above description it will be readily seen that ll have provided a strong construction ot wheel, due to the tact the stresses upon tire-supporting portion E2 are carried through the two spaced webs 141 and 15 which at their inner edges are connected to the annular dange 11 upon the web 8, which tlange distributes the stresses and transmits the same to the web 8 and then to the hub 1. or bowed, it more easily carries the stresses. Due to the arrangement ot the walls ot the hub in which they incline towards each other from the ends of the hub, the latter is greatly strengthened. Furthermore, by tor-ming one ot the hub walls with a portion extending transversely of the axis oit the hub and with an inwardly-extending portion tor engaging an antidriction bearing, a strong construction ot hub is provided. Another c decided advantage is that the wheel may be easily cast since there are no grooves in the outer tace of the hub 1. Furthermore, a simple arrangement is provided for securing the hub cap to the wheel.

What ll claim as my invention is:

1. lin a vehicle wheel., the combination with a hub, ot a web extending :trom said Due to the web 8 being curved' titi Titi

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hub, said web being fashioned to engage one side of a gear ring,. an annular flange extending' froln said web and surrounding said gear ring, spaced bearings for supporting a tire rim, and Connections between said bearings and flange.

2. In a vehicle wheel7 the combination with a hub, of a web extending from said hub,said web having a portion extending parallel to the plane of rotation of said wheel, a gear ring secured to said portion, an annular flange extending from said portion and/surrounding said gear ring, spaced bearings for supporting a tire rim, and connections between said bearings and flange.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

A ELMER F. WATERBOR. 

